as in thieves
one who steals
she demanded that the pusillanimous purloiner of her chocolates step forward
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Noun
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Data brokers collect your personal information legitimately, while hackers and identity thieves don’t attempt legitimacy.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The thieves stole about $6,000 from the pizzeria.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Battle.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Burton and other robbers left the store when Battle entered and exchanged words with DeBruce, according to court testimony.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Purloiners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purloiners. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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